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' GIDER` PRESS. NO. 357,448. v Patented Feb. 8, 1887( IIIIIIIIIII IIII JOHN LAKE BARNES, OF COLUMBIA CITY, INDIANA.

CIDER- PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,448, dated February 8, 1887. Application filed'June 19, 1885. Renewed February 15, 1886. Again renewed January 3, 1887. Serial No. 223,274. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it 11mg] concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN LAKE BARNES, of Columbia City, in the county of Whitley and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cider-Presses; 4 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved cider-press, showing the same in position for operation, with the follower partly raised in the act of compressing one of the cheeses. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view ofthe machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line w x in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Fig/1 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on thc line y y in Fig.'2. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view with parts of the machine' broken away for the purpose of illustrating the construction more clearly. Fig. 6 is a detail View ofthe follower detached from the cylinder in whichit works.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the gures.

This invention relates to cider-presses; and it has for its object to provide `a machine of this class which shall be simple i-n construction, powerful and effective in operation, and which shall be constructed with adouble revoluble bed, so that while one cheese is being compressed another may be built up upon the bed-frame, thereby rendering the machine` continuous in its operation.

With these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

. In the drawings hereto annexed, A desig nates the frame of the machine, which consists, mainly, of the transverse basebeams B B, supporting the longitudinal sills C C, at and near the front ends of which are secured crosspieces D D, having uprights E E, that support a circulartrack or turn-table, F. At the rear end of the sillsV are uprights G G, supporting the rear ends of the cap-beams H H, the forward ends of which are connected by a crosspiece, I, supported by a cylindrical post or pillar, J, forming a vertical shaft, which is central to the track or turn-table F. The cap-beams H H are connected by suitable cross-pieces, J J', having bearings for a shaft, K, the lfront end of which carries a toothed Lcylinder, L, inclosed within a suitable casing, M, which is arranged and supported between the front ends of the cap-beams, and which constitutes the mill in which the fruit which is to be manufactured into cider is crushed or ground into poniace. The lower end of the mill-casing M is provided with a slide, N, whereby the supply of the pomace to the bed of the press may be regulated; but it is obvious that in the present applicationthe detailed construction of the mill and its attachments is not claimed, and therefore will not be further described.

O designates the bed-frame of the press, which consists of a rectangular frame having a central cross-piece, P, through which passes the vertical shaft or post J, on which the said bedframe is arranged to revolve, it being fitted or provided with rollers or casters Q Q, adapted to travel upon the track .F. The ends of the said bed-frame are provided with cross pieces or cleats B R, and its sides have inwardly-extending fianges S S, adapted to support the trays T T, which consist of ordinary shallow boxes, the ends of which are provided with spouts U U, which are to be connected by flexible tubing with the receptacles into which it is desired to conduct the cider.

Between the longitudinal sillsC C of the machine is arranged a vertical cylinder, Y, in which moves a piston or follower, WT. to the upper end of which is secured a head,X, which may be provided with one or more downwardlyextending guide-rods, Y Y, moving in suitable eyes or staples, Z, for the purpose of steadying thc operation of the said follower. The latter is arranged to register with the trays T in the bed-frame of the press, either one of which may be brought to a position directly above lthe said follower, which may then be elevated or forced in an upward direction by the mechanism to be hereinafter described, so

as to elevate the tray and the cheese which has ICC been built upon the tray, and force it against the head-block A', which has been constructed upon the under side of the cap-beams of the press, as will be seen in the drawings hereto annexed, thus expressing the juice from the pomace, and causing it to run into the tray, and thence into the proper receptacle through the flexible tubes leading from the spouts U U of the tray. Vhile this operation is in progress the grindingmill, to which reference has hereinbefore been made, may be in operation and a cheese may be built upon the tray at the other end of the bed-frame, for the construction of which mats and frames of the ordinary and well-known construction are pro 'cating rod, E', having a central plate, F', provided with a vertical slot, G', through which passes the wrist-pin H' of a spur-wheel, I', by means of which the piston-rod is driven and the pumps operated. The discharge-pipes J' of the pumps are connected with two of the branches of a T-coupling, K', the third branch of which is connected by a pipe, L', with the lower closed end of the cylinder V.

M' is a safety-valve and discharge-valve, which is arranged in a tubular cylinder, N', mounted upon one of the pipes J', and having a spout, O', arranged to discharge into the trough B'. The valve M' has a stem, P', the upper end of which is notched, as shown, and supports a lever, Q', which is pivoted to the spout O' and provided with an adjustable weight, It', which may be properly adj usted so as to regulate the pressure to which lthe follower moving in the cylinder V shall be sub- `ieeted. Attached to the outer end of the said lever is a rope or cord, R', passing over suitable guide-pulleys, S' S', and leading to the front end of the machine to a point within easy reach of the operator, who, by means oi the said cord, may easily raise the lever, thus permitting the valve t0 open and letting the water escape from the cylinder V and back into the trough B.

lThe spurwhecl I', by means of which t-he pumps D' D' are driven, meshes with a pinion, T', which is mounted upon the inner end of a short shaft, U', the outer end of which carries the fixed and loose pulleys, which are designated, respectively, by letters V' and W'. A belt or band, X', passes from these pulleys over a drum, Y', upon the rear end of the shaft K, from whence motion may thus be communicated to the said pulleys and to the pumps operated thereby. The shaft K is also provided with a drum,Z, adapted to receive power from a stea1nengine or other suitable motor.

A2 is a sliding rod or bar mounted upon the inner side of one of the cap-beams H of the machine, and provided at its rear end with lower end with a cap, D', which is made of iron or other suitable metal, and provided at its lower edge with an annular groove, E, adapted to receive an annular flange, F2, which is formed upon a circular bottom plate, G2. Placed in the annular groove El is a packingring, H2, of rubber, which is surrounded by a pack ing ring or washer, l", of leather, and both of which may be compressed in the groove El by means of the ila-nge F. The plate G'l,hav ing the said flange F2, is secured to the lower end of a verticallysliding rod, J2, which extends upwardly through the follower XV, and through the top cross-beam, K2, of the latter, above which it is provided with a nut, L, under which is arranged a rubber or other expansive washer, lll, by means' of which the said rod is forced in an upward direction,thus causing the packing H2 l2 to be compressed in the groove E by the flanged disk G2, and form ing a tight joint, whereby the water is prevented i'rom passing the said packing. Vhen the pumps are in operation, the hydraulic pressure against the disk Gtl will serve still further to compress the packing, and thus render the operation thoroughly effective.

It will be noticed that the circular track F, upon which the bed-frame O of the press re volves, is broken at N2, so as to accommodate the head X of the follower, which said head, when the follower is lowered, forms a contin` nation of the said track upon which the casters or rollers of the bed-frame may conveniently travel.

The operation of this invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, withoutrequiring any extended explanation.

Vhen the maehi ne is in operation, the mill or grinding mechanism will be operated si multaneously with the press mechanism,whieh latter, however, may at any time be thrown out of gear by the mechanism hereinbefore described. lVhilc the operator builds up a cheese upon the tray at the forward end of the machine the cheese upon the rearward tray may be compressed and the juice or cider be conveyed to a proper receptacle.

The general construction of the machine is simple and inexpensive, and the machine will be found exceedingly powerful and effective in operation.

Having thus described my invention,I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesframe, the revoluble horizontal bed-frame hav! ing 1suitable anges to support a pair of trays, the cap-beams supporting a suitable grindingmill, and a cross-head arranged relatively as herein described, and the vertically-movable Vfollower' arranged under the cross-head, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

3. In a cider-press, the vcombination of the supportingfra1ne, the horizontal revolublev bed-frame, the cap-beams supporting the cross-head, a vertical cylinder arranged underneath the latter, and the follower arranged to move vertically in the said cylinder and adapted to raise one of the trays supported upon the revoluble bed-frame and force it up against the cross-head, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

4. The combination of the vertical cylinder, the follower arranged to move vertically in the said cylinder, a suitable water-trough, pipes connecting the latter with a pairofforce-pumps, a single reciprocating rod connecting the pistous of said pumps, pipesconnecting the discharge-openings of said pumps with each other l and with the lower end of the cylinder, and.

suitable operating mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

5. The combination of thesupporting-frame, the vertical cylinder, the follower arranged to move inthe latter, the water-trough, the forcepumps connected with the latter, the pipes connecting the discharge openings of said force-pumps with each other and with the lower end of the cylinder, and the safety-valve arranged upon one of the discharge-pipes and having a spout arranged to discharge into the water-trough, and having a cord leading from its lever to within reach of the operator, substantially as and forthe purpose herein set forth.

6. The combination of tl'lesupporting-frame, the vertical cylinder, and the follower having an annularly-grooved bottom cap, rubber and leather rings seated in the grooves of the same, an annularly-flanged bottom disk, the flange of which lits the said groove, a vertical sliding rod connected to the said bottom disk, and extending upward through the follower and having a nut at its upper end, and a rubber or other expansive washer interposed under the said nut, substantially as and for the purpose Set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN LAKE BARNES.

XVitnesses:

JOHN H. KEPNER, JosErH R. HARRISON. 

